Defying the orders of his managers, Kanye West went on another live rant during a show last night, and he expressed his admiration for president-elect Donald Trump, thus earning him the ire of a huge chunk of his fans. Is it that surprising? No.

Just a few hours up the road from Chicago lies Madison, where a small, talented class of young rappers is beginning to make a name for itself. Among these rappers is 18-year-old Trapo, who has just released his debut album&nbsp;Shade Trees.

Trapo is an 18-year-old rapper from Madison, Wisconsin who imbues his rhymes with equal parts grit and sweet melody. He released his debut EP&nbsp;The Black Beverly Hills&nbsp;last November and followed that up in March with&nbsp;SHE.

The fertile soil of Chicago's hip hop scene continues to produce greatness. The young rapper/producer Saba co-produced half of Noname's sublime&nbsp;Telefone, which came out this summer. Now it's his turn.

Activist, poet, and singer Jamila Woods may well be the next big thing out of Chicago. Following appearances on Macklemore's "White Privilege II" and Chance the Rapper's "Sunday Candy" and "Blessings," Woods delivers her 13-track debut album HEAVN.

Joey Purp is undoubtedly one of the most talented members of Chicago's vaunted Savemoney crew, but he hasn't enjoyed the shine of his crewmates Chance the Rapper and Vic Mensa, probably because he hadn't released a project in over three years...

Chance the Rapper releases all of his music for free, so he didn't technically have any singles in 2015, but the wonderfully uplifting "Angels," featuring rising star Saba, was his biggest song release of last year.

Before he headlines his first ever show in NYC next week, Chicago&rsquo;s buzzing new artist, Saba, decides to come through tonight and share his new single called "GPS," featuring his very own father Chandlar and L.A.'s BJRKNC&nbsp;

Before footage surfaces online of Chance The Rapper debuting his new song &ldquo;Angels&rdquo; on "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" from Monday night, the Chicago artist decides to share the song ahead of time on iTunes&nbsp;&amp; soundcloud as a FREE downl